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Poll: Obama, Romney still essentially tied in Colorado

In this Oct. 3, 2012, file photo, Republican presidential candidate former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney and President Barack Obama talk after the first presidential debate at the University of Denver in Denver. (Charlie Neibergall, Associated Press)

President Barack Obama has edged back in front of GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney in Colorado, but the race remains a statistical tie, according to the results of the last Denver Post poll.

Obama leads Romney by two percentage points in the poll, 47 percent to 45 percent. That reverses a one-point lead Romney held in a poll released in October. A poll in September showed Obama with a one-point lead on Romney.

All the results have been within the polls' margins or error, which for this survey is 3.8 percent.

Most significant in the results, the poll shows Obama winning among people who say they have already cast a ballot, 49 percent to 46 percent. Voters who say they plan to vote before Election Day also swing toward Obama, 45 percent to 42 percent.

Voters planning to cast a ballot on Election Day break for Romney, 47 percent to 42 percent.

In turnout results from the Colorado Secretary of State's office updated through Thursday voting, Republicans are outpacing Democrats in voting early this year, by about 38,000 votes. Unaffiliated voters make up about a quarter of the early votes cast.

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According to The Post's poll 59 percent of people surveyed say they have already voted and another 21 percent say they will vote before Election Day. Only 18 percent say they plan to cast a ballot on Tuesday.

The poll of 695 likely voters was conducted by New Jersey-based Survey USA on Sunday and Wednesday and it reached voters via both land lines and cellphones. The survey sample was 34 percent Republican, 35 percent Democrat and 27 percent unaffiliated — based on how people identified themselves to the pollster.

Check back with The Denver Post on Sunday for more detailed results from the poll.

John Ingold: 303-954-1068, jingold@denverpost.com or twitter.com/john_ingold

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